Referring to recent events in Oulu were authorities identified a ten foreign suspects linked to recent cases concerning child grooming, child sex abuse, and violence against children as young as ten years old, Sipilä urged Finns not to “stir up hatred” against migrants.

Even though the incidents have provoked "shock and anger” amongst the country's citizens, the Finnish leader asserted “it should be emphasized that the suspected crimes were committed by individuals, not by population groups.”